Maine Learning Results:Social Studies- E. History
E1 Historical Knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns
Grade 9-Diploma "The World in the Contemporary Era" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes and historic influences in the United States and World history including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals and institutions in the World.
b. Analyze and critique major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences and people in the history of the United States and world and the implications for the present and future.
What understandings are desired?
Students will understand that:(U)
• Many factors after World War I caused World War II to occur.
• World War II could have been avoided.
• The Great Depression had a large effect on the entire world.
What essential questions will be considered?
Essential Questions:(Q)
• How would reactions to World War I make World War II inevitable?
• How could historical events have been done differently to avoid World War II?
• Why was Europe affected by the Great Depression?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
Students will know:(K)
Students will be able to do:(S)
• Critical details of post WWI Europe (social/economic depression, wide hatred of Nationalist/Socialist parties, rise of Social Darwinism, ect.)
• Important events and people of post WWI Europe (Treaty of Versailles, William Churchill, Georges Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson, Adolf Hitler, ect.)
• Sequence and timelines between 1918 and 1941.
• Describe the events that occurred after WWI.
• Critique the decisions made between 1918 and 1941.
• Produce evidence why extremist leaders were so common in this time period.
•b. Analyze how many factors after WWI would cause WWII to occur.
• Consider how the Great Depression effected Germany.
• Realize how devastated Germany and its allies were by the Treaty of Versailles.
Stage 1 Identify Desired Results
E1 Historical Knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns
Grade 9-Diploma "The World in the Contemporary Era"
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes and historic influences in the United States and World history including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals and institutions in the World.
b. Analyze and critique major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences and people in the history of the United States and world and the implications for the present and future.
What understandings are desired?
• World War II could have been avoided.
• The Great Depression had a large effect on the entire world.
What essential questions will be considered?
• How could historical events have been done differently to avoid World War II?
• Why was Europe affected by the Great Depression?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
• Important events and people of post WWI Europe (Treaty of Versailles, William Churchill, Georges Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson, Adolf Hitler, ect.)
• Sequence and timelines between 1918 and 1941.
• Critique the decisions made between 1918 and 1941.
• Produce evidence why extremist leaders were so common in this time period.
•b. Analyze how many factors after WWI would cause WWII to occur.
• Consider how the Great Depression effected Germany.
• Realize how devastated Germany and its allies were by the Treaty of Versailles.